Compare careers
Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.
Career A (or your current career)
Broadcast Technicians
Career B (or your target career)
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Broadcast Technicians | Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $59,570 | $63,520 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 21,110 | 11,140 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 3 | 3 |
| Important skills | Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Active Listening, Operation and Control | Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, Installation, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians, Computer Network Architects, Computer Network Support Specialists, Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians | Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers, Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers, Lighting Technicians, Signal and Track Switch Repairers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
89%
17 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
2
Current-only skills
3
Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.
Shared skills
- Repairing+0.3 level
- Equipment Maintenance—
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Listening—
- Speaking—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Monitoring—
- Time Management+0.1 level
- Quality Control Analysis+0.4 level
- Operations Monitoring—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Coordination+0.3 level
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Systems Analysis—
- Writing—
- Troubleshooting+0.5 level
- Active Learning—
Only in Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers
- Installation
- Social Perceptiveness
Only in Broadcast Technicians
- Operation and Control
- Systems Evaluation
- Equipment Selection